Just Desserts
Every human has needs,
but rarely get what they want,
just what they deserve.
i had a dream about you
whispering softly
relaxing every cell.
knowing you’re my side
i’ll sleep better.
Bōken
in love, sail that
passion to the
land of purpose
discovering
paradiso
within ourselves.
dead digital romance
we are in an era where
clicks show our emotions
incapable of fact
facing, we are really
hiding behind blue screens
instead of sunny blue skies.
when did reality
become so oppressive
that we don’t even want
to go outside, or live
the life we were meant to
live? break-up with feeling
bad for yourself–end the
digital addiction
standing in the middle of the sidewalk of a busy city
people drift by you
one by one
in endless waves of controlled chaos
blank expressions mask their faces
inside, hiding thoughts unknown
their world is their own.
no one looks at you.
faces buried in bright light,
searching for solace
only to be engulfed by darkness
existence fleeting.
following paths to nowhere,
black and grey draws the line
between safety and danger.
humans forgot their nature
man forgot he doesn’t need roads
women reminded them.
woken from stupor,
fumbling for memories lost
emotions erupt!
silence. I remember–
a million faces,
but i’m only looking for yours.
time, where did she go?
leftovers
i remember when i died in your arms–
i never wanted to leave
but you left me to rot
out of love
No place to go,
No one to see.
stranded.
No place to go,
flat heart.
lost.
No place to go,
temporal lobeless.
starving.
No place to go,
gutless bones.
Going nowhere.
I’ll stay here.
i lied to myself
i thought that
maybe
if i tried hard enough
you would want to be with me
falsetto start
dry heart, wet skin
warm with the memory
of fiddling fingers
the fountain is born again,
rich with the marrow of sin–